Fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) is a derivation of Fiber-to-the-x, which is a generalization of the several configurations of optical fiber use in telecommunications hardware. In FTTP communication delivery, the fiber is run from the central dispersal center to the premise itself, rather than deploying the signals through a cable pole, etc. The speed of the connection depends on the size of the Passive Optical Network (PON). The speed of the broadband delivery could be as high as 100Mbps, but there are installation challenges to be met.
Companies replace copper cable wires with optical fiber in order to provide the highest-quality internet connection to their customers. It's expensive to make this change, but an FTTP infrastructure provides many attractive options to telecommunications vendors, such as enabling them to bundle voice, data, and video services into one package.

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Cincinnati Bell takes modest approach to Fioptics buildout

Cincinnati Bell is taking careful steps in building its Fioptics network, its president and CEO said, setting a modest goal of 15 percent penetration within six months of building into a new neighborhood.

AT&T's Stephenson: FTTP adoption rate is strong

AT&T is seeing some early success with its fiber deployments. Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told investors at a J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference today that the company is seeing good uptake of its fiber to the building deployments from the small and medium-size business market.

CenturyLink launches 1 Gbps fiber pilot in Omaha

CenturyLink is providing its own answer to Google Fiber's last-mile fiber vision by launching a 1 Gbps-capable fiber to the premises pilot deployment that will serve 48,000 homes and businesses in Omaha, Neb.

AT&T ups its FTTH speed to 24 Mbps

AT&T is increasing the speeds for customers that are on its U-verse network to 24/3 Mbps, up from 18/1.5 Mbps, according to a Broadband DSL Reports article.

France launches 10-year, $27 billion fiber broadband initiative

France sees broadband as a major driver of economic growth, and on Friday the government revealed plans to dedicate €20 billion ($27 billion), using a mix of public and private funds, to the buildout of fiber-based broadband networks.

Google says FTTP is a real business

Google Fiber has made an impression on Kansas City, Mo., residents and businesses with its 1 Gbps Fiber to the Premises, and its executives are confident that they can replicate that success in other cities.

NTS connects first PRIDE network customer in Iowa Park, Texas

NTS, a competitive telco owned by Xfone, on Friday lit up its first customer in Iowa Park, Texas. When NTS completes its PRIDE FTTP network, it will reach 19 communities in Texas and Louisiana, passing a total of 50,000 homes and businesses.

BT cuts price of 330 Mbps wholesale FTTP by 37%

BT Openreach, the division that provides wholesale access to BT and other competitive carriers to its last mile fiber and copper networks, unveiled plans to reduce wholesale prices for its 330 Mbps Fiber to the Premises service by 37 percent.

Indianola, Iowa debuts municipal FTTP network

Indianola Municipal Utilities, the local utility for the city of Indianola, Iowa, plans to launch its own municipal Fiber to the Premises system on Oct. 1.

SaskTel lights up its FTTP network service

SaskTel, the main telco in Saskatchewan, Canada, on Thursday formally launched its Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) service under its ' infiNET ' banner.